Definition of Involuntarily

1. Adverb. Against your will. "He was involuntarily held against his will"

Partainyms: Involuntary
Antonyms: Voluntarily

Definition of Involuntarily

1. adv. In an involuntary manner; not voluntarily; not intentionally or willingly.

Definition of Involuntarily

1. Adverb. In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought. ¹

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Definition of Involuntarily

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Involuntarily

involucella
involucellate
involucellum
involucels
involucra
involucral
involucrate
involucrated
involucre
involucred
involucres
involucret
involucrets
involucrin
involucrum
involuntarily (current term)
involuntariness
involuntary
involuntary guarding
involuntary muscle
involuntary muscles
involuntary nervous system
involuntary trust
involute
involuted
involutes
involuting
involution cyst
involution form

Literary usage of Involuntarily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1889)
"... ie, is involuntarily reproduced ; 3d, vanished states of consciousness give evidence of their continued existence by rendering similar thought pro- ..."

2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"... the merchant deliberating concerning the acceptability of a commercial proposition—all are tempted involuntarily to project their lips, as if about to ..."

3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1901)
"A neatly dressed and pretty maid, with hair like burnished bronze, ushered me into a cool and shaded dining-room, at sight of which I stopped involuntarily, ..."

4. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1901)
"... at sight of which I stopped involuntarily, and uttered an exclamation of surprise. The paper on the LAWLESS S HOTEL, DELGANY. walls seemed the ..."

5. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1889)
"... ie, is involuntarily reproduced ; 3d, vanished states of consciousness give evidence of their continued existence by rendering similar thought pro- ..."

6. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"... the merchant deliberating concerning the acceptability of a commercial proposition—all are tempted involuntarily to project their lips, as if about to ..."

7. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1901)
"A neatly dressed and pretty maid, with hair like burnished bronze, ushered me into a cool and shaded dining-room, at sight of which I stopped involuntarily, ..."

8. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1901)
"... at sight of which I stopped involuntarily, and uttered an exclamation of surprise. The paper on the LAWLESS S HOTEL, DELGANY. walls seemed the ..."

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